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Brunel Language Centre
Brunel Educational Excellence Centre
BrunELT
Brunel English Language Test
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What is the BrunELT?
The Brunel English Language Test is an established test
that has been developed by the Brunel Language
Centre to evaluate your level of academic English.
It provides you with an excellent opportunity if you are
applying to study at Brunel University London or
London Brunel International College (LBIC) and need to
provide evidence of your English level.
It also helps to determine whether you are required to
attend an English language course prior to your
academic studies.
We provide fortnightly testing, year round. The results
are emailed to you within 7 days of taking the test.
The test is held on campus at Brunel University London
throughout the year.
Overseas testing is also available in selected countries.
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Who should take
the BrunELT?
The BrunELT is suitable for you if you:
• Hold a conditional offer for a place at Brunel University London
but do not have the required IELTS score
• Hold an IELTS score but have not yet reached the required
English Language requirement for your academic course
• Are currently studying a pathway course with LBIC and are yet
to meet the English Language Requirement for your follow on
course at Brunel
• Are currently abroad and intend to study at Brunel University
London or LBIC (for further details about BrunELT in your
country please see the back page).
Where and when does
it take place?
We run the BrunELT throughout the year, usually on a Friday
afternoon. It takes place at the Brunel University London campus
in Uxbridge.
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Test Structure - campus based test
The test comprises four sections Reading, Listening, Writing, and Speaking:
Reading
You will be given a piece of text to read. You will be expected to show your
understanding of this by answering a number of questions related to the text. The
Reading Test is divided into four sections:
Part A: You are required to answer a range of
question types, including True/False, where
you read a number of statements relating to
the text and decide whether they are true or
false, justifying your answers with evidence
from the text; Multiple Choice questions in
which you have to choose the correct
answer from three or four different options;
and open questions. The questions in Part A
test your ability to scan a text for specific
information and to show understanding of
key concepts.
Part B: You have to match short paragraph
summaries with a number of paragraphs in
the text. You may, alternatively, be required
to choose the best paragraph summary from
a choice of two or more for specific
paragraphs from the text. These questions
test your ability to recognise global
organisation of a text. Part C: You are expected to match words
and phrases in the question paper with
synonyms (words with the same or similar
meanings) in the text. You are directed to the
paragraph in which each word or phrase is
found. You may also have to choose the best
synonym for a word in the text from a choice
of five possible options. This part of the exam
tests your understanding of vocabulary from
the surrounding context.
Part D: You have to match referents, e.g. he,
it, whose, etc. with the subject, person, idea,
etc. which they refer to in the text. This part
of the exam tests your ability to understand
sentence level cohesion (how a text is
organised and connected).
Time allowed 60 minutes
Writing
You will be given three essay titles,
from which you need to choose one
title and write approximately 300-700
words on the subject area. Time allowed 60 minutes
Speaking
You will be given a short interview with the
examiner. You will be asked questions on
subjects such as your hobbies, studies and
your home country. Time allowed 5-10 minutes
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Listening
You will be required to listen to a live academic lecture and show your understanding
by answering a number of questions related to the lecture. The test is divided into
three sections.
You will receive the question paper for Parts A and B before the lecture, and you will
be given 10 minutes to read the questions and think about the kind of answers you
are expected to give.
Part A: You will fill in gaps with numbers or
words as you listen to the lecture. The
questions in Part A test your ability to
understand and note down discrete facts.
Part B: You are required to answer a range of
question types. You may be expected to
decide whether statements are true or false,
sometimes justifying your answer. You may
also have to answer open questions, multiple
choice questions and questions about steps
in a process. You need to answer all the
questions in Part B while you listen to the
lecture. In this section of the test, you need to
demonstrate your understanding of key ideas
and processes and your ability to select key
information, while discarding irrelevant facts.
Part C: Once Part B is finished, the examiner
will tell you to take notes for Part C in your
question paper under the headings
provided. A separate question paper for
Part C will be given to you after the lecture
and you will have 20 minutes to answer the
questions for Part C, by using your notes,
and to check your answers for Parts A and
B. Part C tests your ability to take effective
notes and your ability to interpret notes to
answer further questions.
Time allowed 60 minutes
Preparing for your Test
The best way to prepare for the
BrunELT is to read a quality
newspaper, magazine or journal
and listen to BBC news in English.
You should try to work on
increasing your vocabulary and
noticing how the language is
used. The internet also provides a
great source for helping you to
improve your English skills e.g.
TED Talks, British Council - Learn
English or the BBC iPlayer are
useful sources.
TED Talks
https://www.ted.com/talks
Learn English by the British Council
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/
BBC Skillswise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/0/
BBC iPlayer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer
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UKVI IELTS required for
Pre-sessional English
The BrunELT is suitable to apply for a Pre-sessional English course if
you also hold a valid IELTS for UKVI certificate with no less than 4.0 in
all sections, taken after 5th November 2015.
BrunELT score scale and
IELTS equivalency
Example of results
BrunELT
Score
IELTS
Score
45-49
4.5
50-54
5.0
55-59
5.5
60-64
6.0
65-69
6.5
70-74
7.0
75-79
7.5
80-84
8.0
How can I book and pay for the test?
To book your test online please visit our website:
http://www.brunel.ac.uk/international/brunellanguagecentre/brunelt
The test costs £130 * and the payment options are as follows:
• Pay online by debit/credit card at the time of booking the test:
http://www.brunel.ac.uk/international/brunellanguagecentre/brunelt
• In person paying by cash, please collect a payment slip from us at the
Brunel Language Centre Office in the Russell Building by 11:30am on
the day of the test to make a payment at the Cash Office.
*Accurate at time of print
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Overseas test
As well as testing on the Brunel campus, we also offer you the
opportunity to take the BrunELT in selected countries. Currently we
are running tests in China, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong,
Bahrain and Turkey.
For the latest test dates and locations and to book your test
online please visit our website:
http://www.brunel.ac.uk/international/brunellanguagecentre/testing
Test Structure
The format of the BrunELT Travel Test differs slightly to the structure
of the test we offer on Brunel campus. As part of this test we also
include a section on grammar, alongside testing your listening, reading,
speaking and writing skills.
Grammar
Multiple choice test where you will need to choose one out of 4-5 options
of words which would make a sentence grammatically correct.
Time allowed 45 minutes
Reading
A written text, where you have to demonstrate your understanding by
answering comprehension, vocabulary and reference questions.
Time allowed 30 minutes
Listening
An audio lecture, where you have to demonstrate your understanding by
filling in gaps in text with words and/or numbers and answering
comprehension questions as you listen.
Time allowed 20 minutes
Writing
You will be given a choice of two essay titles, from which you need to
choose one to write approximately 300-700 words on the subject area.
Time allowed 45 minutes
Speaking
You will be given a short interview with the examiner. You will be asked
questions on subjects such as your hobbies, studies and your home
country. This will be recorded.
Time allowed 5-6 minutes
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BrunELT Results
The results of your BrunELT will be sent to you or your agent by
email and we aim to send these to you one week after the test.
If you have applied for your academic course and have:
• met the English requirements - we will inform Brunel University
London or LBIC to update your records accordingly
• fallen slightly below the English requirements - we will suggest
a suitable English Language course to improve your academic
English skills.
If you have taken the campus based test, as well as an email, you
will also receive a certificate of your results. Please allow 5-10
working days before collection from the Brunel Language Centre
Office or if you would like your certificate to be posted to you,
please contact us.
Brunel Language Centre, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH, United Kingdom
Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0) 1895 265889
Website: www.brunel.ac.uk/international/brunellanguagecentre